I'd just as soon not see threads about politics on /pony/, but when you have an entire thread devoted to mocking our current President, over an issue which is nothing more than a distraction from actual issues, then yes, I'm going to put things back into perspective.

>>4139Dogwhistle for what, exactly, anyway?I was kind of scratching my head at it since the thread seemed to mostly be going fine. Only issue seemed to be Boat's reply, honestly, which while I didn't have any issue with it, I could see causing an escalation in the thing, given it covers more serious whatnot than a mistake in a tweet.I dunno, I guess I just didn't give it much mind.

funny how almost all of these came from one person...and if people are free to call Trump things that are unacceptable when applied to anyone here and the thread isn't moderated, I fail to see how my objectively true statement about Obama (aside from asleep-at-the-wheel; that is debatable) is a problem

The OP post seemed like something out of a dishonest political maneuvering handbook

Focusing in on something dumb, inflating it, inserting a hint of truth, while obfuscating as much as possible. Get anyone politically opposed to agree to the premise, despite it's flaws, and then either dogpile to decry preposterous behavior of the latter, or otherwise vehemently expouse ideology in response to the absurd op post and it's baited child comments.

It is highly disturbing to see this here, and i do not find this acceptable. It is a problem enough in the greater world, but if this continues here we shall not be willing to tolerate it, i should not think

>>4147> I kind of saw it more as a meme type of deal, making fun of something silly. Exactly this. Unfortunately nowadays it seems we can't have a little fun without it turning into super serious political drama

>>4150In all fairness Moons im not really sure exactly which piece of Boat's post you are referring to as "uncalled-for" nor does the thread really seem to be "political drama" so much as poking a little fun at a silly (however autistic) gaffe by a sitting President. And by autistic i mean real autism a la Rainman's "hundred dollars", not internet autism.

>>4138Also in all fairness i think it's just a Moony-esque mistake to call you out specifically on what you said, amidst a thread of such caliber. I think, just like i have done too many times, you are reading too much intent into Moons' inadvertent timing.

Maybe i'm wrong about that. But i think i can say publicly that Moony and i have shared some of our worst behavior with each other privately over issues that essentially boil down to misunderstanding of silly things and the resultant overreaction.

>>4152>How is what Sailboat said any more uncalled for than saying the same sort of stuff about Trump? Just because Obama was black and people like him?While I don't think that Sailboat's post was 'uncalled for', I do see how someone might have that reaction. Manley's and Butt's posts criticizing Trump were basically substance-less "Orange man dumb, orange man bad" posts that many people have become desensitized to. In contrast, Boat's post addressed the substance of some of Obama's policies and may have touched a nerve, especially the "American-citizen-murdering" part. (Personally, I disagree that targeted assassinations of people believed to be levying war against the United States from remote areas of hostile countries counts as murder, although I see where Boat is coming from.)

Regardless of whether or not it was a "dogwhistle" It's still basically bait, if the bitter reaction of people like RS in that thread to other people mocking mistakes authorities make is any indication.